The Dannevirke Tigers Rugby League Club are enjoying a resurgence in teams and outstanding success in their Manawatu competition.
From just one team in last year's Manawatu rugby league competition, the Tigers have clawed their way to the top this season.
"Last year our club had one team in the competition, an Under 11 team, but this year we've nine teams, including a men's and women's. And we've a Tigers netball team now as well," Belinda Crosswell, manager of the Under 11 team, said.
In a stunning end to the Sunday mini-mod competition, the Tigers Under 11 team won the Manawatu Rugby League's Alex Whaiapu Memorial Cup after winning all their games in the mini-mod competition which began in March in Palmerston North.
Along with the Under 11 team, the Tigers fielded a Under 9 and two Under 7 teams in the competition.
The two Under 7 teams made it through to the finals and played each other in the finals with the Tiger Cubs victors, winning the George Rata Memorial Cup.